Adobe Appoints John Murphy As CFO

Adobe recently announced the appointment of John Murphy as executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 10th of April, 2018

According to Adobe, Murphy will assume the CFO role from Adobe EVP and CFO Mark Garrett, who announced his intent to retire earlier this year. Murphy will report to Adobe president and CEO Shantanu Narayen and will oversee Adobe’s Accounting, Business Operations and Pricing, Financial Planning and Analysis, Financial Reporting, Investor Relations, Internal Audit, Payroll, Procurement, SEC Reporting, Tax and Treasury functions.

Currently, Adobe’s SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller, Murphy has more than 25 years of experience and an extensive background in financial planning and operations, management, and strategy, along with deep knowledge of the technology industry. Prior to his role at Adobe, Murphy was SVP and Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Qualcomm, leading the global financial planning, accounting, reporting, and shared services operations. Previously he spent 10 years at DIRECTV, ultimately leaving the company as SVP and Chief Accounting Officer and Controller. Murphy also held senior financial positions at Experian and Nestlé and began his professional career at PWC. He has an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and a B.S. in Accounting from Fordham University and is a licensed CPA (inactive).